OriginFrom Ancient Greek λύττα (lútta), variant of λύσσα (lússa, “lyssa, rabies”), then "sign of rabies under the tongue."
- declension-1, feminineA worm said to cause madness to dogs
Formslyttae(genitive) · lytta(nominative, singular) · lyttae(nominative, plural) · lyttae(genitive, singular) · lyttārum(genitive, plural) · lyttae(dative, singular) · lyttīs(dative, plural) · lyttam(accusative, singular) · lyttās(accusative, plural) · lyttā(ablative, singular) · lyttīs(ablative, plural) · lytta(singular, vocative) · lyttae(plural, vocative)
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